BLAIR – 15849

Blair

Hello, my name is Blair. My animal id is #15849. I am a female tan dog at the Manhattan Animal Care Center. The shelter thinks I am about 2 years 1 weeks old.

I came into the shelter as a stray on 10-Dec-2017.

Blair is at risk for medical reasons, having been diagnosed with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, which is contagious to other dogs. Behaviorally, we suggest that Blair would be best suited to a dog experienced home.

Let’s get to know each other a bit more…

A volunteer writes: A cutie patootie pocket pittie with ears that are almost as big as she is! Our little diva let me put a dress on her before our walk, and looks adorable as Santa’s Mrs.! Good on leash, likely house-trained, she’s adorable sashaying down the street until we walk on some ice, and little Miss Blair wants nothing to do with it. Cold feet? No thank you! She crouches down and curls into me so that I can hold her feet and warm them before proceeding on. She needs her own personal butler! Off leash in the yard, she’s happiest on the bench off of the snow and ice, and when she steps on the ice she freezes in place, not wanting to move. She’s such a funny little duckling! Blair is cuddly and snorts with a good massage and loving, and gently enjoyed some treats between hugs. She made my photo taking easy, as she makes soft eye contact, and of course, the treat in my hand helped, too. Blair is ready to be your one and only true love, and with her adorable personality and diva tendencies (foot warmers please!), you’ll be happy making her feel as special as she knows she is. She’s waiting to meet you in adoptions.

[Spay/Neuter Waiver – Medical Condition] Your newly adopted pet has been diagnosed with allergic dermatitis and the staff veterinarians are issuing a temporary waiver from the spay/neuter requirements of the City of NY. Follow up care at your regular veterinarian is recommended to ensure continued treatment. Your veterinarian will advise you if surgical sterilization is appropriate.

[Spay/Neuter Waiver – Medical Condition] Your newly adopted pet has been diagnosed with dermatitis and the staff veterinarians are issuing a temporary waiver from the spay/neuter requirements of the City of NY. Follow up care at your regular veterinarian is recommended to ensure continued treatment. Your veterinarian will advise you if surgical sterilization is appropriate.

Details on my behavior are…

Behavior Condition: 1. Green

Upon intake, Blair allowed counselor to pet her all over, collar, and take her picture. She took treat from counselor gently.

Date of intake:: 12/10/2017

Spay/Neuter status:: No

Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Stray

Date of assessment:: 12/11/2017

Look:: 1. Dog’s eyes are averted, ears are back, tail is down, relaxed body posture. Dog allows head to be held loosely in Assessor’s cupped hands.

Sensitivity:: 1. Dog stands still and accepts the touch, eyes are averted, and tail is in neutral position with a relaxed body posture. Dog’s mouth is likely closed for at least a portion of the assessment item.

Tag:: 1. Dog assumes play position and joins the game. Or dog indicates play with huffing, soft ‘popping’ of the body, etc. Dog might jump on Assessor once play begins.

Paw squeeze 1:: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Eyes are averted and ears are relaxed or back.

Paw squeeze 2:: 1. Dog does not respond at all for three seconds. Eyes are averted and ears are relaxed or back.

Flank squeeze 1:: Item not conducted

Flank squeeze 2:: Item not conducted

Toy:: 1. Dog settles close, keeps a firm grip and is loose and wiggly. Dog does not place his/her body between you and the toy.

Summary:: Blair approached the assessor in the assessment room with a soft body. During tag, she grabbed the leash in her mouth, quickly relinquishing it. She allowed all handling.

Summary (1):: 12/11: When introduced off-leash to the male greeter dog, Blair immediately follows, jumping on his back while growling. Intervention is required to distract, and she is removed from the interaction immediately. Based on this behavior, Blair is not a candidate for further off leash interaction, and may succeed best in a single dog residence at this time. History around dogs is unknown due to arrival as a stray.

Date of intake:: 12/10/2017

Summary:: Blair allowed all handling.

Date of initial:: 12/10/2017

Summary:: Blair was relaxed and allowed all handling.

ENERGY LEVEL:: We have no history on Blair so we cannot be certain of her behavior in a home environment. In the care center, she displays a medium level of activity.

IN SHELTER OBSERVATIONS:: While Blair has shown some on leash dog reactivity in the care center, she remains highly social when interacting with handlers. She maintains a loose wiggly body throughout interactions and solicits attention from handlers.

BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: EXPERIENCE (suitable for an adopter with some previous dog experience, especially with the behaviors outlined below)

Behavior Asilomar: TM – Treatable-Manageable

Recommendations:: Single-pet home,Recommend no dog parks

Recommendations comments:: Due to the behavior displayed toward the male helper dog (jumping on, growling), subsequent with lack of history, Blair may be most succeed best in a single dog residence.

Potential challenges comments:: On-leash reactivity/barrier frustration: At the care center, Blair has been observed to react to other dogs on leash, lunging towards them, barking and growling. Blair may need positive reinforcement, reward based training to teach her to look at you rather than other dogs. We recommend a front clip harness or head halter to help manage this behavior. Leash-biting: Blair is quick to grab the leash in her mouth. We recommend walking her with a toy to dissuade her from grabbing the leash. Positive reinforcement, force-free training is advised to teach her to focus on you rather than grabbing the leash.

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10 super cute dogs tonight….let’s do this everyone!
Blair is absolutely adorable and tiny! She has awesome photos, videos and notes!!! Please pick this golden nugget up today! Blair will love you forever! Praying and sharing with lots of love and hope. #SaveBlair 🐾💗🙏🏻

What a cutie, had to chuckle at the sight of her. And she is a snorggler, too! Love those snorts of contentment.
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‘nd ice, and when she steps on the ice she freezes in place, not wanting to move. She’s such a funny little duckling! Blair is cuddly and snorts with a good massage and loving, and gently enjoyed some treats between hugs.’

Here I am. Just another victim of Blair’s indisputable charm. There’s a lot of us. This girl shows the camera absolutely no mercy! Sporting that enchanting face, this two-year-old pint-sized doll is a natural born heartbreaker. If you’re a sucker (like me) for dogs with ears resembling more bat than dog, short-and-sweet Blair is the stuff dreams are made of. Her color is pristine and tan, yet vibrant, like a wheat field at sunset. Her pads are far too delicate for the cold, unforgiving ice; perhaps she prefers instead a soft, warm shore and walking with her person, leaving footprints in the sand. The only way to find out what’s in the girl’s heart is to adopt her, and start making those memories.

Fostering saves lives, and it’s free.A rescue can pull a dog to safety..Pay for their care, but they do not house them..They depend on foster homes..Fostering gives the rescue to to find a forever home for the pet.. time they will no get at the shelter..So open your heart and home temporarily for Blair, and save her life. Contact Help Desk on Rescues who offer free fostering..Some don’t.

This poor dog was railroaded. She did not deserve to die. None of them do!! New York has horribly fails all these dogs. And poor buster. All he needed was compassion and love. Nothing is done to help sick dogs to heal them, just band-aid treatments.
Nothing is done to help dogs that have anxiety, or are scared. Just disgusting. 8 million people in New York and not one hero for Blair and buster stepped up.

It’s moments like these that I would like to reach through my screen and pluck out the person who decided on her, and have a nice little ‘fireside chat.’ Euth due to medical. Gotta save that money! What’s the current budget for this place? I read in an article where ‘Ms. Weinstock’ said, ‘Caring for 35000 animals is an impossible task.’ So why do they have someone who thinks her job is impossible doing the job? Are they still counting animals saved just because they left the shelter? Earl didn’t make it and he was ‘saved’ by a lovely rescue. Well I guess they won’t be counting Blair in their saved stats.

Oh please say it isn’t true.. Only one day ACC gave her…She would have been adopted if given another day..You have to be a heartless monster to kill this very sweet perfect little girl..I am in tears.. .. ACC you bunch of FN MONSTERS..Did you take Blairs little Santa Suit off before murdering little Blair?..If I were a staff worker I would have refused to take this little girl on her last walk to her death..I can’t understand how someone could do this kind of job..You have to be numb inside.

Just beyond sad… Just beyond soul crushing. Where were the 8 million people in New York?? Many dogs saved go to homes out of state! Lucky, who i rescued in Sept from nycacc in Manhattan, was labeled a growler and biter and deemed unfit to live. He’s only 2. He’s all tail wags and kisses and very happy in PA now. NEW YORK OPEN YOUR EYES. NYCACC KEEP YOUR SHELTER CLEAN WITH A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. BRING IN A TRAINED PERSON TO WORK WITH DOGS WHO ARE SCARED. THEY ARE NOT MEAN DOGS, JUST SCARED. PREVENT KENNEL COUGH… ADOPT KENNEL COUGH PREVENTION GUIDELINES. YOU CALL YOURSELF A CARE CENTER, WELL, START ACTING LIKE IT!

Some deaths linger longer than others, sting more painfully than others, for different reasons. Life goes on and the anger and disappointment subside, and there is always another one to take Blair’s place, another execution to stir up new sadness and indignation. There will unequivocally be one or more tonight. This place gave this beautiful little girl one night on the list…just ONE night…. All she needed was a little more time. Some dogs get it, and some dogs don’t.

You know…I thought the VERY same thing….But then I pushed that out of mind, thinking, spite? No, then that would REALLY mean we are in trouble, with some kind of vengeful ego at the helm, deriving glee from the extermination of mere babies. I really don’t know who makes the final call except for one lady’s name that keeps being mentioned. But now tonight I wonder if they will choose Memphis. They have probably already made their choice and maybe even carried out the deed. Memphis is ANOTHER puppy….

The pain stays and we walk around depressed knowing in the back of our minds that there are innocent lives being killed everyday, we go on but there is a sadness inside that only we that come here can understand – some people at my job are CLUELESS and what happens, Where the hell are they living? in a cocoon?
i am sorry but i can never truly be happy in this life knowing they kill these animals everyday.

I feel your pain, James, but be happy, life is too short. The way I cope is to remind myself that life is not fair. I know that sounds corny, and does little to take the sting away, but we cannot save them all. That’s another phrase that I used to hate to hear, until I accepted it as truth. Unfortunately the shelter perceives itself as some big machine that has to keep moving forward with the current ways, and until it sees itself for what it is, and realizes it too can be an agent of change, it won’t stop. Meanwhile, the dogs remain caught in the middle. The best remedy is to keep saving as many innocents as possible, via pledges, comments, adopting, fostering, etc., all the things that are being done each day by people who care, people just like you.

I would really like to know who makes these crazy decisions… which dog will be get another chance to live and which are killed after only being 18 hours on the kill list. What did this sweet little girl to deserve the death so quickly???? This is one of the most sickening murders there. I hate ACC every day more and more!!!!!!!!!!

Exactly who killed her and why ! why why why so fast??? what was the f***ing rush to kill Blair?? this perfect little girl??
i dont understand, wasnt there someone to watch over her at the shelter? make sure she was given more time. I dont know what goes on there but someone should speak up!! this is not right – I am in shock, devastated and in tears over her killing.

Blair deserved more time. Other than the shelter induced kennel cough, she was absolutely perfect! I can’t believe someone didn’t see how special Blair was and save her from this death camp. 😡
Sweet Blair, you are a beautiful fur angel now. You were loved and will remain in our hearts forever. 😢💔

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